Leam
Early-attested site in the Parish of Eyam Woodlands
Historical Forms
- Leyum Hy3,Ed1 Brookhill 1308 DbAxxii 1329 WollCh
- Leghum 1323 Pat 1330 Ass 1421 WollCh
- Leom(e) 1330 Ass 1446 DbCh 1490 WollCh
- Leeom 1431 FA
- Lyum 1341 Orig
- Leum 1400 ShefBC 1538–44 ECP
- Leam(e) 1572 FF 1576 Woll 1584 FF
- Leyam alias Lygham 1578 FF
- Lyam als Lyham 1620 StarChamb
Etymology
'At the clearings', v. lēah (dat.pl. lēagum , v. -um ).